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Definition of Environmentalist
1. Noun. Someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution.
Specialized synonyms: Green, Tree Hugger
Generic synonyms: Crusader, Meliorist, Reformer, Reformist, Social Reformer
Specialized synonyms: Carson, Rachel Carson, Rachel Louise Carson, Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson Of Lodsworth, Ward
Derivative terms: Conservation, Conservation, Environmentalism
Definition of Environmentalist
1. Noun. One who advocates for the protection of the biosphere from misuse from human activity through such measures as ecosystem protection, waste reduction and pollution prevention ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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Literary usage of Environmentalist
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1. Philosophy, Humanity and Ecology: Vol. 1: Philosophy of Nature edited by J. Odera Oruka (1996)
"While this is not the posture of groupings such as the Green Parties of Britain
and West Germany, it is often encountered in British environmentalist ..."
2. The Great Limbaugh Con: And Other Right-Wing Assaults on Common Sense by Charles M. Kelly (1994)
"environmentalist wackos versus capitalist businessmen who hire American workers
... He loves to hate "environmentalist wackos" (liberals) who are trying to ..."
3. Forest Health in the Inland West: A Symposium by David L. Adams, Lyn Morelan (1995)
"environmentalist View on Forest Health and Ecosystem Management Brock Evans,
National Audubon Society, Washington, DC Brock Evans is Vice President for ..."
4. Early Civilization: An Introduction to Anthropology by Alexander Goldenweiser (1922)
"What is more natural, exclaims the lusty environmentalist, than that the Eskimo
... Yes, for once the environmentalist seems to stand on firm ground—until a ..."
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